Bibliograph

The Italian executioners, the genocide of the Jews of Italy, Simon Levis Sullam; translated by Oona Smith with Claudia Patane; with a foreword by David I. Kertzer

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The Italian executioners, the genocide of the Jews of Italy, Simon Levis Sullam; translated by Oona Smith with Claudia Patane; with a foreword by David I. Kertzer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Italian executioners

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Simon Levis Sullam; translated by Oona Smith with Claudia Patane; with a foreword by David I. Kertzer

Sub title

the genocide of the Jews of Italy

Summary

In this revisionist history of Italy's role in the Holocaust, Simon Levis Sullam presents an unforgettable account of how ordinary Italians actively participated in the deportation of Italy's Jews between 1943 and 1945, when Mussolini's collaborationist republic was under German occupation. While most historians have long described Italians as relatively protective of Jews during this time, The Italian Executioners tells a very different story, recounting in vivid detail the shocking events of a period in which Italians set in motion almost half the arrests that sent their Jewish compatriots to Auschwitz

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